Chapter 244 [0242] The Secret Devil (Additional Update 55)

Waving his hand, Swain dismissed his adjutant.

Just as the adjutant turned around and left the room with his notebook, a voice like a crow's cry appeared in his ears.

"Piltover, very good, I like this place very much."

"Does this commercial city also have the secrets you covet?" Swain answered while filtering his plan in his mind for the last time, "Their Hextech? Or something else?"

"Unfortunately, I can't tell you." The voice pretended to be helpless, "You are unwilling to accept my power, and there is a lack of the most basic trust between us."

"Trust is a very luxurious thing. You who master the power of secrets should know it better than anyone else, right?" Swain's mouth pulled up a cruel smile, "Besides, I chose Piltover, doesn't it show my sincerity?"

"Is your sincerity to find a way to get yourself a Hextech arm?" Crow-like The voice said disdainfully, "You have the gift of the devil but you are unwilling to accept it. Instead, you turn to those who buy the casket and return the pearl for the superficial use of magic... I suddenly doubt whether it is a mistake to choose you as a partner."

"Only a secret known by one person is the real secret." Swain was unmoved, "And the same is true for power. Only power mastered by one person is power."

"Tsk tsk tsk, another dictator who wants to spy on others' hearts." There was a bit more ridicule in the crow's voice, "However, if you don't cooperate with me, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to really see through the secrets in others' hearts!"

"Don't tempt me anymore." Swain shook his head nonchalantly, "This is a cooperation. You are eager to hide the secrets in Piltover. I need a A new arm, we each get what we need. "

"But you instinctively get more, a demon arm is always better than a mechanical hand made of unknown materials."

"Your words of seduction are really poor." Swain said disdainfully, "It's far worse than the real greedy demon!"

"Greedy demon-Tahm?" Crow's voice had a clear fluctuation for the first time, "You saw him? When? How come I don't know? This is really an interesting thing..."

"Are you interested in this secret?" Swain smiled, "If you want to know, we can make a deal!"

"What do you want to know now?" Crow's voice was still hoarse, but this time it seemed a little more impatient, "Come on, trade, hahaha, I like this kind of trade Easy!"

"What is the true face of the pale lady?"

"Well, I can tell you that even I can't confirm her true face." The crow's voice quickly gave the answer, "So, when did you meet Tam?"

"You haven't given me the answer you want."

"Your secret is only worth this much."

"...Well, it was in Bilgewater." Swain paused, and finally said, "Just when I returned to the Immortal Bastion from Ionia."

"You went to Bilgewater?"

"Just passing by." Swain didn't say much on this issue, but responded with the other party's words, "Your information is only worth this much."

"Hahahahahahaha, what a cunning guy, but I like it! ”

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Why was there no Noxian navy to greet Tamara after she kidnapped the target as planned?

Because the Noxians were not prepared to greet her at all at that time - Darkwill was just desperate and issued blank checks.

But why did Tamara meet Draven after arriving at the designated location?

That's because her boss had already defected to Swain at that time, and Draven was also sent by Swain.

Or to be more precise, almost all the war masons in the southern part of Noxus have been under Swain's command.

Then why did these war masons who should have been directly under the commander-in-chief quietly choose to betray and join Swain's command?

This involves the voice that just talked to Swain.

The owner of the hoarse and shrill voice that resembled the cry of a crow was a demon - it was none other than the one that Tam had mistakenly seen when he met Kalya. The identity of the society.

The hidden demon, Lamer.

Although Lamer and Swain had just reached a deal not long ago, in fact, as early as when Swain was just born, his family had been entangled with this hidden demon.

In terms of origin, Swain is an undoubted Noxian noble. His family made great efforts when Darkwill ascended to the position of the Grand Commander. At that time, the Swain family was still a large and prosperous family.

However, people's hearts are always unsatisfied.

After becoming the elder nobles, the Swain family began to covet greater influence-when the noble status was not enough to satisfy them, they chose to form a secret association and plot to overthrow Darkwill.

At that time, the young Swain discovered their tricks-out of loyalty to the Grand Commander and love for the empire, he took the initiative to report and even personally executed several of the leading conspirators.

Among the dead, Swain's parents were listed.

In the eyes of many people, Swain is a guy who climbs up by any means, but only Swain himself knows that the real reason behind such "fatherly love and filial piety" is that Noxus is more valuable to him than his family and family.

Later, Swain gained Darkwill's trust and rose to prominence, becoming the strategist leader of Noxus and a rising star in the empire, seemingly completely breaking the ties with his corrupt family.

However, for some reason, since then, Swain has always felt that there is an eye staring at him - although the Swain family's previous pursuit of demonic power was ultimately unsuccessful, it at least attracted the attention of Lamer.

In the eyes of Lamer, who is eager to obtain secrets, Swain is a very interesting mortal. His every word and deed involves countless ancient secrets, so after the Swain family was finished, this demon was watching Swain, waiting to trade with him.

However, Swain is not interested in the devil's trade.

It was not until after the tragic defeat of Precision that Swain, who had learned his lesson, began to pursue his own personal power. When he was almost at his wit's end, he finally chose to agree to Lamer's deal.

As a secret demon, Lamer knew a lot of news that ordinary people didn't know. With Lamer's help, Swain found the leader of the war masons in southern Noxus from the crowd.

For Darkwill, these war masons were the most loyal people.

They were not like the nobles, nor were they like the soldiers, who were eager for glory and killing. They would rather hide in the dark, not seeking fame and fortune, but only to provide intelligence to Noxus and pave the way for the expansion of the empire.

However, Darkwill did not realize that such loyal war masons were not loyal to the commander-in-chief himself - they were loyal, but not to the commander-in-chief, but to Noxus!

There are too many people in the Warmason Organization who have similar backgrounds to Tamara. When they were born, they lived like cattle and horses, and their future was dark. It was the conquest and expansion of Noxus that changed their lives and allowed them to see a glimpse of light in the darkness.

For these Warmason Organizations who came from poor backgrounds, Noxus, which is fair and consistent, is the object of their oath of allegiance, and Darkwill on the throne... used to be their leader, but not now!

Therefore, after figuring out the identities of these Warmason leaders, Swain's rebellion was extremely smooth.

These Warmason Organizations who are loyal to Noxus, and Swain who also considers Noxus, are truly like-minded people.

Most of those who are willing to join the Warmason Organization are determined idealists. Although Swain seems to have nothing, compared to Darkwill who still holds power, these spy leaders are more willing to believe in Swain.

In this way, in silence, the war masons of Mudtown, Kumengra, Piltover and Kaldurga were lured and turned by Swain. On the surface, they were still working for Darkwill, but in fact, the information Swain got was far more detailed than that of the Immortal Bastion!

As a price, Swain would send troops to Piltover to explore the secret that Lamer desired.

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The chattering Lamer finally shut up, and Swain breathed a sigh of relief.

The veterans under his command had almost gathered. There were 5,000 troops, but it was very difficult to take down Piltover - even if Swain could use the power of demons now, even if Noxus had prepared an insider in the city.

If there was more time, Swain could do more infiltration, and even completely peel off Piltover's defenses bit by bit, and then completely conquer the city like conquering Uzeris.

But unfortunately, time is not on Swain's side. The soldiers under his command are just a group of retired soldiers who were defeated in Ionia, and they rely on their own dry food for supplies.

Such a bad situation makes Swain always think of the Battle of Preshiden - the Noxian army at that time was the same. In order to seek the final victory, he boosted morale and made a desperate bet, but finally suffered a miserable defeat.

If someone else faced such a situation, he would definitely hesitate.

However, Swain would not.

He is not a mediocre person who thinks about things and troubles himself, and he will not be discouraged and dare not give up because of a failure.

Even after experiencing the shameful defeat of Preshiden, he can still remain calm, accurately calculate the overall situation in this shocking gamble, and then put down his chips.

After sorting out the plan again, Swain finally set his sights on Zaun.

On this map full of marks, there is only the area representing Zaun, and the notes are blank.

Swain, who coordinates the overall situation, hates this blankness.

Karya's small class·Timeline summary:

When Lux went to Bilgewater and the Burning Tides occurred, Swain had just evacuated from Ionia and met Tamm - but Tamm chose Gangplank as his target.

Then, Sarah took over, and at the same time Swain arrived at the Immortal Bastion and made a deal with Lamer.

When Lux returned to Zaun, Swain was exiled to Hedoram and was the first to rebel against Tamara's boss.

PS. Woohoo, I'm a waste. I saved up for a long time and only saved up this much, woohoo.